Category: Australasia

7.0 Quake Hits Off Loyalty Islands

SYDNEY (AFP) – A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific, the US

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Raw. Cars Float Away In Australia

Video Report: Flooding in the Australian state of Queensland forced many residents in Brisbane, to flee as rising rivers

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Heartbreak For Brisbane Residents

The Brisbane River has peaked below five metres, but authorities are still warning there will be widespread devastation. The river

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Centres Host Brisbane Refugees

About 1,100 people have spent the night in two evacuation centres in Brisbane. About 700 stayed at the city's showgrounds,

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Brisbane Becomes a Ghost Town

BRISBANE, Australia – Residents of Australia's third-largest city woke Thursday to find their community submerged in muddy water after

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Australian Floods Reach New Peak

Brisbane and nearby Ipswich are bracing for unprecedented flooding as the death toll from southern Queensland's flash flooding reaches

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Quarry Bursts and Floods Town

Hundreds of people are stranded in the southern Queensland town of Fernvale after a quarry broke overnight, flooding homes. Resident

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More Evacuations in NS Wales

Evacuations are continuing in northern New South Wales, with the Clarence River rising faster than predicted. The river has already

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Toowoomba Hit by Inland Tsunami

A desperate situation is unfolding in Queensland's south-east, after flash flooding claimed the lives of at least seven people

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Flash Floods Hit Brisbane

BRISBANE (Reuters) – Residents in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters Monday as torrential

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